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Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Pain Report

Started with the 50mgs and after taking it 3 times a day my doctor bows me up to the 100mg slow release. This stuff is no joke. For me it creates a sense of relief from the pain for an hour or two. It also helps to release my breathing and lightens my mood. But the downside is the side effects. The anxiety associated with coming off or down from this drug is ridiculous. I'm at the point where I will deal with the pain to a 7 or 8 before I take any tramadol due to the awful anxiety when the drug wears off.

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5 Stars

Posted 3 months ago (5/15/2015)5

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Bone Pain Report

I take Tramadol for back/bone pain. For me it works well depending on the pain level each day as sometimes it is higher than other days. I do find that for me it also makes my mood lighter and happy and that could be because the pain is gone, at first it did effect my dreams and caused me to have real wild dreams. I take the 50mg ones it does Not make me sleepy as I will not take anything that slows me down or makes me sleepy so I consider Tramadol a great pill for that. I have very very thin back bones and some micro fracture's so I may in the future have to up the dosage but it has worked for 4 years now and all is good as I have blood checks and checked for any problems with liver and kidney. I also drink Green tea a Lot and water.

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4 Stars

Posted 11 months ago (9/3/2014)4

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Pain Report

Tramadol isn't that good for pain (although that's what it's indicated for), instead I find it to be a decent anxiolytic & anti-depressant. To fully appreciate tramadol though you need to understand the drug. The first 3 hours gives a 'mental lift', cheerful and fear-free, then, after that, tramadol's opioid metabolite takes over - rendering me very calm and (often) sleepy. It's at this 3-4 hour 'second stage' where I'd sleep quite good on tramadol. But again, to summarize, you need to take tramadol for a couple days straight in order to fully appreciate the way it behaves. An aquired taste.

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5 Stars

Posted 13 months ago (7/2/2014)5

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Moderate Pain Report

I was on Percocet after major Bariatric surgery in which 65% of my stomach was removed. Most of my. Post-op pain was using Percocet but I have had pain in my abdominal area where they opened me up. My stomach muscles are still sore and I lost my core strength band now my Arthritis and neuro-muscular pain from a previous accident . I got immune to Percocet and I was moved over to Ultram at first 200mgs twice a day. It's getting better but I still have a fair bit of pain in the morning and hard to get out of bed without pain meds and a heating pad, I only take 100mg in the evening. I do get the odd muscle twitch in my right leg, but that's so minor, I haven't been this pain-free for the day in years and I can't take NSAIDS as I could have a stomach bleed. Long-term this is a good drug, I just stay away from coffee as it makes me shaky and buzzy feeling.

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4.5 Stars

Posted 22 months ago (9/27/2013)4

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Pain Report

I have a very high tolerance to most pain meds, always have for some reason. Tramadol is the first pain med that actually works for me and I have tried many in the past. I have many issues which cause me extreme pain and this med helps, I may finally be able to live without suffering. I get a little loopy due to it but not too bad and it's a small price to pay for the relief. Everyone is different, while it may not work for some, it, like any med, may do wonders for others. In my case this may well be the answer to my agony. I'm on 300mg a day and the relief for me was near instant, was feeling better 20 minutes after my first dose and it just improved from there.

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0.5 Stars

Posted 26 months ago (5/17/2013)0

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Neuropathic Pain Report

Prescribed in lieu of oxycodone which I hated. Took this for shoulder pain. Worked great for 1 week. Then came the side effects. Extreme bouts of sweating, rash, headaches, vomiting, nausea, and a "lost weekend" where I still dont remember it. Was taking with Celebrex and Ambien. Wrong thing to do. Stopped taking it after 3 weeks and had withdrawals. I now have tinnitis due to this drug. Do not take until you have read all the warnings! This is a horrible drug! I wouldn't recommend even to my enemies.

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2.5 Stars

Posted 31 months ago (12/23/2012)2

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Pain Report

I was prescribed 50mg Tramadol Capsules for pain after undergoing a Diagnostic Laparoscopy under general anaesthetic. I was unwell therefore I was in bed every time I took one of the capsules, 3x daily but spaced out. After taking the capsules the pain would go away completely however the side effects were severe and worrying. Muscle twitching, particularly in the leg and foot area which got worse and uncontrollable. Extreme vertigo and drowsiness even though I couldn't fall asleep. Experienced a state of Euphoria and felt very high and confused, also forgetting things I had just spoke about or thought about. Very addictive though I am not sure why, the side effects were extremely worrying.

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3 Stars

Posted 32 months ago (12/6/2012)3

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Osteoarthritis Report

i am on eye medication,brimonidine, timolol maleate and travoprost for gloucoma. i had wrist pain and my doctor described trama-dol but after 2 days of taking trama-dol i woke up with blurry vision. the pharamist and my reserch on google did not state it has any reaction to my eye medication.. i reported to my doctor and he said to stop taking trama-dol, so i can not rate this drug. can you tell me if this can cause my vision to become blurry or cause more problems to my eye sight ?? thank you

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2 Stars

Posted 32 months ago (12/2/2012)2

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Myalgia Report

If it works at all, it takes a long time to work.

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5 Stars

Posted 32 months ago (11/29/2012)5

Rated Tramadol (Ultram) for Pain Report

Endorse this non-narcotic 100% when administered via an IV in ER for kidney stones. Noticed difference within one minute and almost total relief within 2 minutes; unlike narcotics that take much longer to ease pain, does not remove as much pain, and are constipating. Since it works, look for the FDA to restrict its usage and/or pharmaceutical companies to promote more expensive & profitable drugs. Negative note, most ER rooms tend to use narcotics so a patient needs to request Tramadol.

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